Baked Ravioli Deluxe Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and season with salt and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add thyme and tomatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, breaking up tomatoes with spoon, until sauce is thickened and reduced to about 5 1/2 cups, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook ravioli in a large pot of boiling salted water just until they float to the top (pasta will continue to cook in oven). Drain pasta; return to pot.
• Toss sauce with pasta. Pour pasta into a large gratin dish or 9-by-13-inch baking dish, and sprinkle with cheeses. Bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of rectangular baking dish, 13x9x2-inches, with cooking spray.
• Spread 3/4 cup of the pasta sauce in baking dish. Arrange half of the frozen ravioli in single layer over sauce; top with half of the remaining pasta sauce and 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers once, starting with ravioli. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Cover with foil; bake 40 minutes. Remove foil; bake 15 to 20 minutes or until bubbly and hot in center. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• For maximum flavour prepare the meat sauce in advance and refrigerate until needed.
• In a heavy Dutch oven on high heat brown the ground beef. Stir constantly so so meat breaks up and is not in big chunks.
• Add onions and garlic and reduce heat to medium low.
• Stir in oregano and Italian herbs and the red wine.
• Add the tomatoes and break them up until they are crushed but be careful - they pop and the liquid spurts out!
• Pour in the Prego sauce, cover with lid and reduce to lowest heat.
• Simmer on low 45 minutes. Stir occasionally to check it doesn't get dried out. Cool completely and set aside until you're read to assemble the casserole.
• Prepare ravioli as per package instructions, don't over cook. Drain well.
• In a sprayed 9 x 9 inch casserole, spread a thin layer of meat sauce, cover with half the ravioli.
• Add another layer of meat sauce. On top of this layer drop half the Alfredo sauce by the spoonful, spread it gently, lastly sprinkle with a half cup of the grated cheese.
• Repeat the second layer: ravioli, meat sauce, Alfredo sauce and remaining half cup grated cheese.
• Bake at 375 degrees F. for 30 minutes. Allow to sit for 15 minutes to set up before serving.
• Serve with green salad and garlic bread.